A rioter who smashed a police car windscreen and lashed out at a TV crew during last year’s violent Muslim protests told a court yesterday he regretted his “stupid and reckless” actions.

Omar Halaby, 19, also said he regretted bringing the Islamic community into disrepute and apologised for his behaviour last September. He was caught on camera bashing in the windscreen of a police car with a milk crate as up to 1000 Muslims gathered in the Sydney CBD to protest against an anti-Islamic film.

He pleaded guilty to damaging property and assault and had a charge of affray dropped.